Strasburg was filthy. If this Harper kid is half as amazing as that SI article made him out to be, the Nats could have a Tampa-like turnaround in their future.

yeah but the rest of their system doesn't have near the depth Tampa did. They've got a few guys there now like Lannan and Desmond, but they don't have great prospects being blocked by other great prospects like Tampa did and still does. Plus Harper won't be around for at least 2-3 years anyway

Hamilton is hitting like crazy, Vlad Guerrero and Colby Lewis are looking like terrific offseason pickups for them, and converting C.J. Wilson into a starter has really worked out well too. As a whole, their bullpen and lineup (despite Smoak not having a huge impact... yet) rank near the top in the AL. Their starting rotation could use some work though; after Lewis and Wilson there isn't much to like (Hunter has been good I guess, but hes due for some regression).

Good for Texas though, I hope they win that division. I originally picked Seattle to win it.... um, yikes. No comment on that right now.

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"Take all that clubhouse [expletive] and all that, throw it out the window. Every writer in the country has been writing about that [expletive] for years. Chemistry don't mean [expletive]."

Hamilton is hitting like crazy, Vlad Guerrero and Colby Lewis are looking like terrific offseason pickups for them, and converting C.J. Wilson into a starter has really worked out well too. As a whole, their bullpen and lineup (despite Smoak not having a huge impact... yet) rank near the top in the AL. Their starting rotation could use some work though; after Lewis and Wilson there isn't much to like (Hunter has been good I guess, but hes due for some regression).

Good for Texas though, I hope they win that division. I originally picked Seattle to win it.... um, yikes. No comment on that right now.

let's just wait until August though when it gets really hot there. I still (maybe blindly) believe in the Angels

Vlad has got beaned more than once. Hamilton is........... on a hot streak.

Its early I know, but I gotta appreciate at least one TX team doing ok (Houston blows)

Mets ticking on nicely, hope it continues....

We won't beat you with our pitching, we WILL beat you with our bats.....

All good lol, play ball.......

Its too bad they pretty much can't add any payroll with their ownership transfer though. A top 3 of, say, Oswalt-Lewis-Wilson with their already strong lineup and bullpen would make them pretty scary. If they don't mind trading in-division they could go all out for Cliff Lee though, perhaps. That would make them even scarier since hes better than Oswalt. I still think a more likely scenario is them going after someone cheap like Brett Myers, whose been great for the Astros this year and is finally suppressing the longball.

re: the Angels - DH, yeah I'm not counting them out by any stretch, though they have been pretty mediocre all around so far. Losing Kendry Morales (how silly was that, btw?) hurts too.

Edited by nmigliore, 24 June 2010 - 11:27 PM.

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LETS GO METSLETS GO DEVILS

"Take all that clubhouse [expletive] and all that, throw it out the window. Every writer in the country has been writing about that [expletive] for years. Chemistry don't mean [expletive]."

yeah that Morales thing is what really made me think they won't do it this year, but really who knows at this point. They always do find a way to get it done even though I'd probably be more afraid of Texas in the playoffs. If ANA couldn't do it last year with Morales and Guerrero and the team of destiny thing with Adenhart, then I'm really not afraid of them as a Yankee fan

Its too bad they pretty much can't add any payroll with their ownership transfer though. A top 3 of, say, Oswalt-Lewis-Wilson with their already strong lineup and bullpen would make them pretty scary. If they don't mind trading in-division they could go all out for Cliff Lee though, perhaps. That would make them even scarier since hes better than Oswalt. I still think a more likely scenario is them going after someone cheap like Brett Myers, whose been great for the Astros this year and is finally suppressing the longball.

re: the Angels - DH, yeah I'm not counting them out by any stretch, though they have been pretty mediocre all around so far. Losing Kendry Morales (how silly was that, btw?) hurts too.

Interesting point there lol. Astros pitching ain't too shabby. It's their offense that needs some help. With Berkman, Lee, and Pence they've got some good hitters, they just need some back-up. You know, someone to put the ball in play.

Interesting point there lol. Astros pitching ain't too shabby. It's their offense that needs some help. With Berkman, Lee, and Pence they've got some good hitters, they just need some back-up. You know, someone to put the ball in play.

Yeah the Astros biggest problem is they have no offense. Like, really, none. Even their best hitter, Hunter Pence, has only been a bit above average this year. Everybody else has been just awful, including Berkman and Lee. Maybe Jason Castro and Chris Johnson will give them a bit of a shot in the arm.

Actually, their biggest problem is reluctance to rebuild. Hopefully they finally get a clue and start doing so. Trading Oswalt would be a start. Unfortunately they are stuck with Lee at a ridiculous price for another 2 years.

Edited by nmigliore, 25 June 2010 - 12:34 AM.

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LETS GO METSLETS GO DEVILS

"Take all that clubhouse [expletive] and all that, throw it out the window. Every writer in the country has been writing about that [expletive] for years. Chemistry don't mean [expletive]."

Yeah the Astros biggest problem is they have no offense. Like, really, none. Even their best hitter, Hunter Pence, has only been a bit above average this year. Everybody else has been just awful, including Berkman and Lee. Maybe Jason Castro and Chris Johnson will give them a bit of a shot in the arm.

Actually, their biggest problem is reluctance to rebuild. Hopefully they finally get a clue and start doing so. Trading Oswalt would be a start. Unfortunately they are stuck with Lee at a ridiculous price for another 2 years.

the problem is that Drayton McClane thinks that the team will do what it did with Beltran five years ago and suddenly go on a great run. Unfortunately, Clemens, Pettite, and Beltran aren't there and Berkman looks shot

the problem is that Drayton McClane thinks that the team will do what it did with Beltran five years ago and suddenly go on a great run. Unfortunately, Clemens, Pettite, and Beltran aren't there and Berkman looks shot

That Beltran trade pissed me off big time. Houston has to rebuild. It also hurt when Biggio retired, he had like over 3000 career hits IIRC.